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SixFigureStart

SixFigureStart is a career coaching and consulting firm, comprised of former Fortune 500 professionals. Co-founders Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio and Caroline Ceniza-Levine have hired and developed the careers of thousands of people and now bring an insider's perspective about what employers really want.

Connie led recruiting groups for Citigroup, Pfizer and Merrill Lynch, in addition to entry level training. Caroline led recruiting groups for Time Inc. and has also recruited for Accenture, Booz Allen, Oliver Wyman, Disney ABC, TV Guide, and others.

SixFigureStart career advice and job market insights have been extensively quoted including mentions in BusinessWeek, ABC News.com, NBC News.com, CBS Moneywatch, CareerBuilder, Christian Science Monitor, Forbes.com, NPR, and The Associated Press. Connie and Caroline write career columns for CNBC.com Executive Careers and Vault.com and are both assistant adjunct professors of Professional Development at Columbia University.

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The March unemployment number is in and-surprise!-not much has
changed. The news was mostly positive: the DOL figures show a net
gain of 162,000 jobs during March, but that figure wasn't enough to
shift the overall unemployment rate below 9.7 percent-the same
place it's been all year. (There's a medical term for what the
overall number has done this year: flatlining. Unfortunately for
us, the "patient" in this case is the US economy, and no-one's
quite figured out how the...
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Some people lose their jobs because of Twitter-but now you can find
a job because of Twitter. Every day Vault brings you five openings
recently announced via tweet. And not only do we blog them, we
retweet too! Follow Pink Slipped for the latest jobs and updates
@VaultPinkSlip.From @apinkerton: Job Opening::The InSource Group is
looking to place a flash developer in Plano, TX
http://bit.ly/c0vIG8From @adfarmtweets: Are you a Public Relations
Specialist? Check out this job opening we...
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It's no April Fool-today's openings include a consulting job in
Burlington, MA, one for an attorney in Los Angeles, CA, and an
engineering position in San Ramon, CA. Click the job titles to view
the full ad and application details for each position.Workers'
Compensation Attorney, Farmers Insurance GroupLos Angeles,
CA"Responsible for the competent, ethical, and diligent
representation of clients in all cases assigned by supervisor.
Cases can involve all areas of Workers' Compensation...
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Some people lose their jobs because of Twitter-but now you can find
a job because of Twitter. Every day Vault brings you five openings
recently announced via tweet. And not only do we blog them, we
retweet too! Follow Pink Slipped for the latest jobs and updates
@VaultPinkSlip.From @ABData_HR: Job Opening - VP Business
Development - Nationwide http://bit.ly/damnzDFrom @DCGreenJobs:
Green Job Opening: Building Performance Research Specialist - U.S.
Green Building Council - Washington...
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Today's openings include an internship in New York, an investment
banking role in Richmond, VA, a database developer contract in
Madison, WI, and a financial analyst in Oakland, CA. Click the job
titles to view the full ad and application details for each
position.Summer Intern in Bankrupty, Debt Research, Fixed Income,
Livingston Securities, LLC New York, NY"Your typical day will be
split between advisory work in bankruptcy and restructuring, as
well as debt research involving credit /...
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Some people lose their jobs because of Twitter-but now you can find
a job because of Twitter. Every day Vault brings you five openings
recently announced via tweet. And not only do we blog them, we
retweet too! Follow Pink Slipped for the latest jobs and updates
@VaultPinkSlip.From @DodgeNatureCtr: Job opening - Development
Director http://www.mncn.org/jobs/user_detail.asp?jobID=34480From
@yejkchny: Job Opening: Government, Regulatory and Code: Quality
Assurance ......
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Today's openings include one for financial analysts in Chicago, a
sales executive in Stamford, CT, and an Accenture consultant in San
Francisco, CA. Click the job titles to view the full ad and
application details for each position.Financial Analyst, Panthera
Global, Inc.Chicago, IL"Job Description:Primary job duties include
creating financial models and preparing valuation analyses,
draftingConfidential memoranda, assisting in the due diligence
process, creating management...
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While the whole country has been wrapped up in the health care
debate-not to mention the fallout from the bill's passage-it's been
easy to forget that we're still in the midst of an unemployment
crisis. Having surprised many observers by dropping to 9.7 percent
in January, the unemployment rate has remained there all year. With
the official March report due out Friday, we're sure to get a
renewed bout of interest in the number, which analysts are
predicting should be a positive...
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Here is this week's roundup of job fairs and events in the New York
City area. All, as usual, come via amNewYork, but if you happen to
know of any others-either in NYC or elsewhere-drop us a line at
pinkslipped@vault.com or on Twitter.Monday, March 29:
FaceToFaceNetworking.com's Speed Networking for Business
ProfessionalsLocation: 116 W. 23rd StreetSuite 500Time: 5:30 to 8
pmTo register: $27 to $35. For questions, contact Jay Rosenweig at
718-757-6933Tuesday, March 30: Facebook, Twitter,...
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Some people lose their jobs because of Twitter-but now you can find
a job because of Twitter. Every day Vault brings you five openings
recently announced via tweet. And not only do we blog them, we
retweet too! Follow Pink Slipped for the latest jobs and updates
@VaultPinkSlip.From @fluidstudioAd agency Account Executive job
opening @fluidstudio #utah http://ow.ly/1s9z1From @AkronAreaPRSA:
Job Opening: Sr. PR Specialist, Foundation - Akron Children's
Hospital http://ow.ly/1s84vFrom...
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